Terrorists, murderers may soon face life sentence without option of parole

A new bill calls for the use of the heavy sentence in special cases like terrorist attacks, murder with nationalist motivations, or murder of children.

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FREED PRISONER Atiya Salem Moussa 370.
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Releasing terrorists in a future round of talks with the Palestinians may be more difficult if the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approves a bill allowing courts to sentence murderers to life in prison without parole, which will be put to a vote on Sunday.

The proposal allows the courts to use the heavy sentence, which blocks the president’s ability to pardon criminals in special cases like terrorist attacks, murder with nationalist motivations, or murder of children.

The legislation is an amendment to Basic Law: The Presidency, which currently says the president may pardon any criminal. If the change is becomes law, it will allow judges to use their discretion on whether a murder is a “special case” or not, meaning there is a possibility that law may never be put to use even if it is passed.

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